Thread regarding Pembina Pipeline Corp layoffs

Be careful who you trust

I left Pembina pre-covid for a better opportunity, and some feedback I give to anyone leaving there is to watch who you use as reference(s) and trust going forward. After I resigned and spent my final two weeks cross training, documenting processes, tying up loose ends, I was told I left in good standing and was valued, only then to hear that my name was slung through the mud internally and within industry in the trailing weeks. Then a few months later, I hear how much they struggled without me. I also know that this reaction from them is not limited to me. There is some Stockholm syndrome with Pembina staff, and a resentment to anyone who has the courage (or audacity) to move on. It's disheartening initially but then you realize that Pembina isn't life and there are very few players/movers and shakers within in our industry working for Pembina.

Seemingly no funds for new technology, system upgrades, support staff, but always a million to spend on company parties, flying in field people for BS team building/meetings just to suck at the exec teet. That made me bitter. Give me the tools to do the job.

I was reading through threads and ran into this posted by @1pkk+1dh0nunY. Perfectly said.

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I was able to escape a while ago and it was the best career move I have made so far. One item I found to be quite interesting is how few people actually know anything about Pembina. They are not very well known by many in the industry. A significant majority of people who do have some awareness of them do not have favourable things to say.

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Amen to that. They’ll do whatever they can to tank opportunities for anyone who is able to escape the tyranny. I was made aware they did this to me a couple months ago by a company I’m doing a bit of consulting work for. What Pembina seems to be oblivious to is once outside the ivory tower, their reputation is horrible. They’ve outright shafted and treated so many Vendors so poorly, no one cares what they say or think anymore. I’m running into Vendors these days that will not work for them again due to how they were treated, and ultimately lost money, putting up with the unprofessional and unethical way Pembina handles their business. As the posters have mentioned though, still be very careful who you trust and use as a reference.

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